What defines military fantasy as a subgenre? Is it, as the post title suggests, a wizard wielding a fireball in one hand and a shotgun in the other, drawling "Do you feel lucky, punk?" Well...maybe in some versions of the world. In others, it may be more an army marching in rank, overseen by magician-generals, with dragons as air Continue Reading →

Simon & Schuster pitches Jessica Chiarella’s new book, And Again, as being “in the spirit of Station Eleven and The Age of Miracles,” labeling it as an “exciting literary debut novel.” And Again begins in a hospital as four people wake up from experimental surgery. Hannah, Connie, Linda and David have new cloned bodies, each remembering living in a dying Continue Reading →

I love the striking cover for Johan Harstad's 172 Hours on the Moon, seen here. What's the book about? Here's the book description... It's been decades since anyone set foot on the moon. Now three ordinary teenagers, the winners of NASA's unprecedented, worldwide lottery, are about to become the first young people in space--and change their lives forever. Mia, from Continue Reading →